Penguins re-sign Bobby Farnham to one year, two way deal

Penguins re-sign Bobby Farnham to one year, two way deal

The Penguins announced today that they have signed forward Bobby Farnham to a one year, two way deal. The deal carries an annual value of $575k at the NHL Level. Farnham made his NHL debut last year on December 13th against the Columbus Blue Jackets. He had a fight in his first game and that mean streak continued through his brief appearances. In his 11 NHL games he had five fights and finished with 24 penalty minutes.

Despite not being a productive player and going empty in his 11 NHL appearances he has been more successful for the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins. After leaving Brown University he had very brief appearances for the Providence Bruins and Worcester Sharks before being adopted into the Penguins system.

In his first season with the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins he scored 3 goals and 8 assists in 65 games. He beat that mark the season after with 7 goals and assists for 14 points. In total over the 129 games he played in the AHL for WBS he had 440 penalty minutes, which equates to 3.4 a game. In the NHL that tightened up to 2.18 a game. If Farnham can continue to bring his physical presence he will be a great asset.